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Cindy Pickett is a Actor American born on 18 april 1947 at Sand Springs (USA)
Cindy Pickett (born April 18, 1947) is an American actress.
She is known for her 1970s role as Jackie Marler-Spaulding on the CBS soap Guiding Light; her role as Dr. Carol Novino on the television drama St. Elsewhere in the 1980s; for her critically acclaimed performance as the real-life Kay Stayner, the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years, in the dramatic TV movie I Know My First Name Is Steven; and for her cinematic roles and performances as Valerie St. John in Roger Vadim's little-known 1980 erotic cult film, Jeux de Nuit / Night Games, for which she would have the leading role, and as the tough-as-nails and heroic Dr. Jane Norris in the 1989 sci-fi-horror film DeepStar Six.
Pickett, however, is best known to audiences for her lighter turn as Katie Bueller, Matthew Broderick's loving and unsuspecting mother, in the 1986 classic American comedy movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Pickett made a major departure from her soap opera image when she played the central role in the 1980 erotic film Jeux de Nuit / Night Games, directed by Roger Vadim. It was a sexually charged role involving numerous nude scenes, however the film went unnoticed and did not boost Pickett's career. In the 1981 mystery/crime drama Margin for Murder, Pickett played the role of Velda, Mike Hammer's (Kevin Dobson) loyal and devoted secretary. She played "Jackie Marler" on the soap opera The Guiding Light from 1976 to 1980, "Vanessa Sarnac" on the ABC weekly TV series Call to Glory from 1984 to 1985, and she appeared on the hospital drama TV series St. Elsewhere from 1986 to 1988. In 1991 she played the part of Addy Mathewson in the TV movie/pilot Plymouth, which at the time was considered to be one of the most expensive such movies ever made.
TV series she has guest-starred on include Riptide, Simon & Simon, Magnum, P.I., L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Crossing Jordan and Burn Notice.
Personal life
Pickett was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, daughter of Cecil Pickett, a director and drama teacher at the University of Houston. She met Lyman Ward, on the set of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the actors' characters were husband and wife, the parents of Ferris Bueller), and got married not long after. In 1992, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
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Cindy Pickett
Cindy Pickett (born April 18, 1947) is an American actress.
She is known for her 1970s role as Jackie Marler-Spaulding on the CBS soap Guiding Light; her role as Dr. Carol Novino on the television drama St. Elsewhere in the 1980s; for her critically acclaimed performance as the real-life Kay Stayner, the mother of a boy who was kidnapped for several years, in the dramatic TV movie I Know My First Name Is Steven; and for her cinematic roles and performances as Valerie St. John in Roger Vadim's little-known 1980 erotic cult film, Jeux de Nuit / Night Games, for which she would have the leading role, and as the tough-as-nails and heroic Dr. Jane Norris in the 1989 sci-fi-horror film DeepStar Six.
Pickett, however, is best known to audiences for her lighter turn as Katie Bueller, Matthew Broderick's loving and unsuspecting mother, in the 1986 classic American comedy movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
Biography
CareerPickett made a major departure from her soap opera image when she played the central role in the 1980 erotic film Jeux de Nuit / Night Games, directed by Roger Vadim. It was a sexually charged role involving numerous nude scenes, however the film went unnoticed and did not boost Pickett's career. In the 1981 mystery/crime drama Margin for Murder, Pickett played the role of Velda, Mike Hammer's (Kevin Dobson) loyal and devoted secretary. She played "Jackie Marler" on the soap opera The Guiding Light from 1976 to 1980, "Vanessa Sarnac" on the ABC weekly TV series Call to Glory from 1984 to 1985, and she appeared on the hospital drama TV series St. Elsewhere from 1986 to 1988. In 1991 she played the part of Addy Mathewson in the TV movie/pilot Plymouth, which at the time was considered to be one of the most expensive such movies ever made.
TV series she has guest-starred on include Riptide, Simon & Simon, Magnum, P.I., L.A. Law, Murder, She Wrote, The Pretender, NYPD Blue, CSI: Miami, Without a Trace, Crossing Jordan and Burn Notice.
Personal life
Pickett was born in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, daughter of Cecil Pickett, a director and drama teacher at the University of Houston. She met Lyman Ward, on the set of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (the actors' characters were husband and wife, the parents of Ferris Bueller), and got married not long after. In 1992, they filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences.
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Te Ata (2019)
, 1h41Origin USA
Genres Drama
Actors Q'orianka Kilcher, Gil Birmingham, Brigid Brannagh, Graham Greene, Mackenzie Astin, Cindy Pickett
Roles Miss Davis
Rating73%
Te Ata est inspiré de la vie de Mary Thompson Fisher, une femme qui a franchi les barrières culturelles pour devenir l'une des plus grandes actrices indiennes de tous les temps.
The Village Barbershop (2008)
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors John Ratzenberger, Shelly Cole, Cindy Pickett, Josh Hutcherson, Bettina Devin, Mackenzie Firgens
Roles Josie
Rating67%
Sex and Death 101 (2007)
, 1h40Directed by Daniel Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Simon Baker, Winona Ryder, Leslie Bibb, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Retta
Roles Roderick's Mother
Rating59%
Roderick Blank (Simon Baker) is a successful young businessman with a great job as an executive for "Swallows", a high end fast food restaurant chain, and a beautiful fiancée, Fiona Wormwood (Julie Bowen). On the day of his bachelor party, he is e-mailed a list of all the women he has slept with. Strangely, while the list has 101 names, his fiancée is only number 29. He assumes the list is a prank, courtesy of his best friends Zack (Neil Flynn) and Lester (Dash Mihok)—until he meets number 30, Carlotta Valdez, who is the stripper at his bachelor party. After sleeping with Carlotta, he realizes the list does, in fact, comprise all of his sexual partners, both past and future.
Hate Crime (2006)
, 1h44Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Seth Peterson, Bruce Davison, Chad Donella, Cindy Pickett, Brian J. Smith, Susan Blakely
Roles Barbara McCoy
Rating62%
Robbie Levinson (Seth Peterson) and Trey McCoy (Brian J. Smith) are an openly gay couple living in a suburban home near friend and next-door neighbor Kathleen Slansky (Lin Shaye). The couple plans to hold a commitment ceremony to exchange rings. Trey's mother, Barbara (Cindy Pickett), suggests to Trey, who suggests to Robbie, that the couple consider raising a child.
The Stepdaughter (2000)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Auto-justice
Actors Andrea Roth, Lisa Dean Ryan, Jaimz Woolvett, Cindy Pickett, Gil Gerard, Bonita Friedericy
Roles Maggie Conner
Rating42%
Élevée dans un orphelinat, puis dans des familles d'accueil dans l'une desquelles elle fut violée, Karen Mills est incarcérée dans une maison de correction à la suite d'une suspicion de meurtre de son violeur tué dans le cadre d'un incendie supposé criminel. Elle décide de se venger de sa mère qui l'a, selon elle, « abandonnée ». Elle a en effet découvert que Maggie Conner est sa mère. Libre, elle change de nom et se fait appeler Susan Heller. Elle fait la connaissance de la famille Conner, et commence à tisser des liens, notamment avec Buddy, son demi-frère, souffrant de retard mental.
Atomic Dog (1998)
, 1h35Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about dogs
Actors Daniel Hugh Kelly, Isabella Hofmann, Cindy Pickett, Katie Stuart
Roles Jennifer Yates
Rating34%
A man befriends a puppy of about 3 months old that lives in an atomic plant. One day, a labor accident causes the people working in the plant to abandon it, including the man. However, he has no chance of retrieving the puppy, who has to stay inside.
The Killing Secret (1997)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime, Romance
Actors Ari Meyers, Soleil Moon Frye, Tess Harper, John O'Hurley, Cindy Pickett, Erika Flores
Roles Mrs. Voss
Rating60%
Greg sort avec deux filles, l'une de son milieu, Nicole, l'autre d'un quartier pauvre, Emily. Emily se dit enceinte : Greg panique et l'assassine. Après une longue enquête, on découvre un coupable, un type un peu original. Mais un indice trouble Nicole : va-t-elle pouvoir de nouveau faire confiance à celui qui l'a ainsi trompée ?
Coyote Summer (1996)
, 1h33Origin USA
Genres Action, Adventure
Actors Vinessa Shaw, Adam Beach, Bruce Weitz, Cindy Pickett, Gordon Tootoosis, Ed Lauter
Roles Maggie Foster
Rating56%
Callie Carpenter (Vinessa Shaw) is a misguided teenager sent to stay for the summer with her aunt and uncle, Maggie and Mitchell Foster (Cindy Pickett and Ed Lauter), on their horse ranch. Callie becomes friends with horse trainer Rafe Acuna (Adam Beach), who teaches her to ride. She helps him discover that something is seriously amiss with Kia, a "wild" thoroughbred horse. When Snapper (Bruce Weitz), a horse trainer gone bad, tries to sell Kia illegally, Callie relies on her street smarts to outwit Snapper. Rafe and Callie figure out that to save Kia, they must prove he really is a champion.
Evolver (1995)
, 1h27Directed by Mark Rosman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Horror
Themes L'adolescence, Films about children, Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Robot films
Actors Ethan Embry, Cassidy Rae Joyce, Cindy Pickett, John de Lancie, Paul Dooley, William H. Macy
Roles Melanie Baxter
Rating55%
Teenage computer whiz Kyle Baxter (Ethan Randall) enters, and subsequently cheats in a virtual reality version of laser tag(this was due to losing in a round caused by an uninvited player interfering). The prize is a robotic opponent to compete against in a real-world version of the game. When "Evolver" (the robot, voiced by William H. Macy) is first delivered, it appears to be quite simply a toy, but is revealed that whenever Evolver is defeated, he "evolves" up to the next level of the game, becoming smarter, quicker and harder to beat. Kyle, his friend Zach, Jamie, (a girl he met during the competition and lost because of her,) and his sister, Ali (Nassira Nicola) soon begin the first level of the game with Evolver. The first game (Evolver vs. Kyle, Zach, Jamie, and Ali) passes quickly, and all appears to be fine. Later, because Evolver has recording capabilities, Kyle and Zach send Evolver into the girls locker room at their school. However, Evolver is discovered by the girls there and is pushed into the boys locker room, where he switches to game mode. The only occupant, Dwight, a bully jock, meets Evolver, who takes him as an enemy to defeat.
Her Hidden Truth (1995)
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller
Actors Kellie Martin, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Ken Howard, Reed Diamond, Bruce Weitz, Cindy Pickett
Roles Laney Devereaux
Rating59%
Young teenager Billie Calhoun is wrongly accused of setting a deadly arson fire that killed her mother and sister. After years in a juvenile detention center, she requests an early release around the age of 18, but it is denied. During the journey back to the center, she escapes the prison van to find the real killer of her mother and sister. Out on her own, she disguises herself and befriends a young cop named Matt Samoni, and together they set out to uncover the truth.
Amerika (TV miniseries) (1994)
, 14h30Directed by Vladimír Michálek
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Political films
Actors Kris Kristofferson, Jiří Lábus, Robert Urich, Wendy Hughes, Sam Neill, Jiří Schmitzer
Rating61%
Major characters The storyline of Amerika primarily follows three political leaders:
Son in Law (1993)
, 1h35Directed by Steve Rash
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Actors Carla Gugino, Pauly Shore, Lane Smith, Cindy Pickett, Tiffani Thiessen, Mason Adams
Roles Connie Warner
Rating59%
Rebecca Warner moves from her small farm town in South Dakota to attend college in Los Angeles at UCLA. On her first day, she and her parents Walter and Connie meet Crawl; the resident advisor of Becca's coed dormitory. After they leave, the clash of cultures drives Becca into seriously considering returning home, but Crawl advises her to give it a chance and she soon begins to acclimate; cutting and dyeing her hair, dressing in a more Californian manner, and even getting a tattoo of a butterfly on her ankle. When Thanksgiving break approaches, Becca realizes that Crawl has nowhere to go, and she invites him to visit her family.
Sleepwalkers (1992)
, 1h26Directed by Mick Garris
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about families, Films about sexuality, Films about cats, Vampires in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Brian Krause, Mädchen Amick, Alice Krige, Ron Perlman, Cindy Pickett, Lyman Ward
Roles Mrs. Robertson
Rating53%
Charles Brady and his mother Mary are Sleepwalkers—nomadic, shapeshifting energy vampires who feed off the lifeforce of virgin women. Though they normally maintain a human form, they can transform (partially or fully) into human-sized bipedal werecats (presumably their natural form) at will. They are considerably more resilient than humans and have powers of both telekinesis and illusion. Their one weakness is cats, who are not only able to see through their illusions but whose claws are capable of inflicting severe to fatal wounds upon them. It is revealed that they also maintain an incestuous relationship.
Plymouth (1991)
Directed by Lee David Zlotoff
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Actors Cindy Pickett, Richard Hamilton, Perrey Reeves, Jerry Hardin, James Rebhorn, Ron Vawter
Roles Addy Mathewson
Rating55%
Our Shining Moment (1991)
Directed by Mark Tinker
Origin USA
Actors Cindy Pickett, Max Gail
Roles Betty McGuire
Rating54%